Tag: Summerhill

by mywinepal • March 23, 2017 • Comments Off on VanWineFest 2017 – The 2020 Vision & Declaration for an Organic Okanagan Valley in BC

We all can agree that BC’s Okanagan Valley is a special place. Some of the things noted by winebc.org about the Okanagan Valley is “The Okanagan Valley lies in a rain shadow, between the Coastal and Monashee mountain ranges. This…

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With summer holidays and then the extended power outage due to the wind storm this past weekend, I have finally finished tasting through all the 2013-14 vintages of BC Riesling that I received from BC wineries. Thank you all. My…

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by mywinepal • December 21, 2014 • Comments Off on 47 Exceptional Quality Wines for 2014 on MyWinePal

Trying to think of an exceptional quality wine to buy for someone in your family or a special friend? I have a few suggestions from the wines that I tasted over this past year. These wines cover all regions of…

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by mywinepal • October 10, 2014 • Comments Off on Some Last Minute BC Wines for Thanksgiving

I first posted this article 2 years ago, and the styles of wines that I described then, still hold for your turkey or ham Thanksgiving dinner this year. The wine vintages from the wineries below will have changed, but these…

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by mywinepal • July 14, 2014 • Comments Off on A Tale of Two Summerhill Pinots

When you drink Pinot Noir, is it always red? Maybe you don’t realize it, but many sparkling wines are made with the Pinot Noir grape. For example if you see the term “Blanc de Noirs” on a bottle of Champagne…

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by mywinepal • January 3, 2014 • Comments Off on My Top 5 Wine Posts for 2013

2013 seems like a blur, with so many wine and food events to count. In addition, we had an outstanding sunny summer here in Vancouver, which lead to enjoyment of more wine and bbq. Between my main website, mywinepal.com, and…

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by mywinepal • December 31, 2012 • Comments Off on My Top 10 Wine and Food Posts for 2012

I use WordPress for MyWinePal.com and MyWinePal.wordpress.com. Yes I have 2 blogs. Sometimes I think it is double the effort, but other times I think that I like the separation of the two blogs. In MyWinePal.com I post my longer…

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When you talk with visitors to the Okanagan, most will say they want to visit Summerhill Winery and see their pyramid, where they partially age all their wines. Some may say they also want to visit because it uses biodynamic farming…